Sword of the World
CHORUS B
Herod, our lord and king! Who shall defy his command?
CHORUS A
A star! A star shall confound him!
SIXTH ACTION
(The Befriending)
STAGE A
Now, from the Place of Outcasts, Choral Voices sing, while once more JOSEPH, MARY and Shepherds bearing the Manger appear, coming forth from the shelter of the Evergreen. With them TREE also appears.